MORNING RANT III

phillies lose.

obviously these playoffs are another republican capitalist money grubbing scheme. clearly the two best teams in baseball, the yankees and phillies should showcase their teams in a world series. but noooooo, we have to jigger up playoffs where inferior teams have a chance to make believe they are the best.


these exhibition games should be held after the world series.

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steve jobs, unique among human kind had much to contribute to our universe.  one useful person among the 7 billion people and we lost him.  someone up there doesn't know what the hell he's doing.

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of course the wall street protestor group will guillotine the wrong people.  i'm sure most wall street area workers are just trying to make a living.

the problem is how to get the crappy politicians, both republican and democrat, out and helpful people into office.  unfortunately there are no innocents in politics.

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MORNING RANT II

yankees, clearly the best in the americam league were eliminated in the capitalist scam called baseball playoffs.  we should go directly to the world series and not fool around with this crap.  yes, i'm po'ed with the whole illicit event.  today its the phillies turn to be embarassed.

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hank williams thrown off ESPN for his bizarre remarks.  yes, the first amendment allows him to say whatever he wants but his employer has the right to require civilized behavior even from country and western singers. his was not a government job. 

take your guitar and your horse and get the hell out of here.  don't forget your saddle.

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it is so bizarre that just because someone has a show biz talent or has sat through hundreds of college class hours they think they're smart.

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steve jobs, college dropout didn't need all the academic bs.  one thing about acedemics and scholars is that they can manage to make something simple very complex.  thats how they can write a book, create a class, and make a career.

sometimes you just have to JUST DO IT.

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STEVE JOBS, GENIUS

a genius, billionaire, only 56. 

and now we are left with so many cookie cutter, no  brain engineers.  our schools stamp out untalented make believe scientists.  can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

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i'm tearing up (only about $2500 (1980 dollars))

i loved my apple II ($1400) with the two floppy, free standing drives (only $500 each.) and my klunky small screen monitor (used - $150) and early epson printer ($600). truly a bargain. you could calculate trigonometric values and other great stuff.

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my first ipod was just as much a thrill.  i could hardly believe that i wasn't dreaming it.  of course i couldn't dream it because i'm not smart enough.

these days i use my ipod mostly for audio books.  a comfort in my dotage (just kidding - i wish).  also some apps for news, finance, and sports (and all the songs i love).

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JUST SAYIN' XXI

yea, yankees!

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wapo, "Fraud in Corps of Engineers contracting charged"

after only 30 years with the defense dept:
dod is merely a cover for greedy, ambitious pigs. like the candy store on my street when i was a kid which was a cover for a bookie operation, dod is a corrupt operation. fill the trenches with gun fodder. maybe no one will notice what is going on.

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has the stock price of, apple. peaked?  possibly.  with the advent of the much lower priced ($200 vs $500) and possibly more versatile, amazon "kindle fire", perhaps apple's amazing run up has ended.

granted, they have very nice products but paying two or three times the market price for them over functional products may not make sense if they are not unique.

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JUST SAYIN' XX

yankees are doing their post season el-foldo routine.  for the $400,000,000 payroll you might think they would steam-roller all opposition.  that's what i want to see.  don't bore me with grind out tedious, anguishing games.

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amanda knox freed.  returns from italy.  will new jersey recognize this decision?

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polls show that christie could beat berlusconi in new jersey.

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JUST SAYIN' XIX

wapo must be a double agent.  the most important story of the weekend was the wall street protestor movement.  there was an item at the bottom of their web page. 

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"The Huffington Post will soon debut Huff/Post 50, a new site for the Baby Boomer generation launching on September 14."

the bs about this site is that older people have a new frreedom in their lives and can express themselves without restraint.  being that i previously was thrown off huffpo because i expressed myself without restraint, i doubt that they have changed.  just more bs.  the world is drowning in it.

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ralph branca on scarborough this morning whining about the ny giants, bobby thompson home run in 1951.  THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!!

of course you can't blame someone who can make a few bucks on his book.  its the american way.

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GREAT DAY FOR SPORTSMEN (LIKE ME)

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JUST SAYIN' XVIII

Anwar al-Aulaqi murdered by our government.  so sad.  other outrages include, clyde barrow, john dillinger, butch cassidy?, we are out of control.  next thing you know they'll want to kill charles manson.

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Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies (live debut w/ lyrics)



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JUST SAYIN' XVII

uh oh, tampa bay coming back from 7 runs down to beat the yanks and take the wild-card spot is a bad omen for yankee fans,

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JUST SAYIN' XVI

redskins once again according to the wapo lost because of a "late score".  the wapo makes "late score" sound like an illegal covert action by evil doers.  overlooking and sidestepping the issue of criminal, illicit scoring near the end of the game should be stopped.  the final score should be that score which was in full force and effect at the 58 minute mark.  no sneaky "late scores" allowed.  

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media poll results appear to have a plus or minus 4% tacked on to them.  they're not fooling me.  poll publishers do not have a clue as to the real error involved.  from incorrect questioning to strange data collection methods to not knowing what they're doing we cannot know the accuracy of the result and the media talking heads certainly don't know what they're talking about.

please don't try to explain.  you can't do it even with those 300 college credits sitting on your butt..

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JUST SAYIN' XV

i think i'm ready for chris christie.  i want to hear what he has to say on the national scene.  it might be refreshing from the left leaning blather and the right wing delusional nitwits.

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GIANT APOLOGY TO GIANTS

writing off the giants yesterday was wrong and totally incorrect.  my only consolation is that i was not the only moron.  GO GIANTS.  must admit - it was a lot of fun warching the giants pound the eagles.

JETS were sorta' an embarassment.

i'll try to relegate myself to total spectator in the future.

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JUST SAYIN' XIV

idiot hikers return home today like they were heroes.  get a job.

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great stuff at the DC mall today - national book festival and andy warhol exhibit. 

if i were only 130 again i would have enough energy to go.

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brad pitt, the new robert redford was excellent in, moneyball.  very enjoyable.  loved it.

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GIANTS end season today as they go against the eagles as a 9 point underdog. 

GO JETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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JUST SAYIN' XIII

wondrin' about the purpose of health care for the  ... ummm .. elderly like ... ummm ... myself.  i'm starting to think its more about extracting huge profits by extending life far beyond any value to me or you.  the excuse is that life is sacred while they string you up, cut you into pieces, drain you out, change your oil, and provide bizarre devices at outrageous prices.

its a huge conspiracy comprised of the entire so-called medical community - very profitable.

do you have the right to die?   how?  when?  i dunno.

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JUST SAYIN' XII

aunt jennie's monument will be formally dedicated and anointed this weekend. 

i've always thought of these events as being the last party celebrating a person's earthly essence.

some highlights of the group dynamics as i recall of the last such event i attended:

a. an argument about FOX news.

b. sailing on the chesapeake bay.

c. business problems

d. a bored very young lady flirting with the men.
 
i don't think many of them cared as to who or what the event was about.
 
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JUST SAYIN' XI

the euro and pound are still overvalued by at least 30% because america is great and they are not.


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well, we warned you about the stock market but you are a world class risk taker.  so why are you crying?

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YEA, YANKEES.  win american league east.

in the good old days the yanks would rightfully go head to head with the phillies without the murky money grubbing playoffs ahead.

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palestinians only want jobs, healthcare, and social security or else they'll throw bombs and they may throw bombs anyway.

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joan jett, 53 today.

JOAN JETT - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Coney Island, July 14, 2011)



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HIKER JERKS MARCH ON

stupid (iran) hikers may be released today.  david letterman had it right; there just aren't enough places to hike on the north american continent.  these morons probably thought how cool it would be to hike in exotic places.  so much to bs about to their frat boy peer group.  they can't wait to get home.

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CLASS WARFARE

CLASS WARFARE??? straightening out taxation policy is not class warfare. the french revolution was class warfare.


seems to me that the liquor surcharge tax is class warfare, and all the other nickel and diming surcharge taxes in maryland. regressive taxes!!!!!!!!!!!

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JUST SAYIN' X

i love watcin' those macho guys on espn deer huntin'.  the big men set up a gun emplacement with telescopic sight.  when they get a deer in the sight they blow it away.  whoa, what big, strong, brave men.  the bigger the deer the braver these guys are.  of course a bigger deer would be easier to hit but bambi would be more tender.  these guys really want the antlers to hang on the wall.  i don't think its for food.  the food part especially with the inflation is ok by me.

i'm ready with knife and fork.

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THE BLOG ABOUT NOTHING

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APROPOS OF NOTHING

Spoonful of Sugar - Julie Andrews



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JUST SAYIN' IX

somehow republican thought is that people in business who are inefficient,or incompetent or who (really) do not qualify for a job are entitled to cheap labor or worse yet slave labor to continue in their inept ways.  on the other hand an essential government supported activity such as education, postal service, police protection, etc. are expendable.

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eventually, their base will wise up.  maybe.  they still haven't figured out the cause of illness or natural disasters.  the predominant thought is that god is punishing sinners or something else bizarre.

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GERM THEORY

some crazy scientists want you to believe that there are little things, smaller than you can see that are walking around and can make you sick.  lol, that's really funny.  next thing you know they'll want you to vote for a republican.

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F, GRANPA

many people these days are ending their communications with, fondly.  fondly, the f word.  so i'll fondly sign off today.

F, GRANPA

 or just plain,

F.

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JUST SAYIN' VIII

INFRASTRUCTURE

just thinkin' of how unneccessary in (ugh) new jersey, rte 206 from somerville to netcong in 1960 and rte 10 from dover to ledgewood in 1955 were.  the roads to nowhere. 

don't ask and don't get caught in a traffic jam there today.  just cut taxes.

currently being a resident of blue state maryland, stuff seems to be built and maintained very well.  how do we do it?  lottsa government work.

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JUST SAYIN' VII

GO JETS:

jets amazingly won their game over the cowboys.  fortunately i tuned off because late in the game it looked hopeless and i'm sure the exciting comeback would have overwhelmed my ancient vital organs.

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bbc news channel had excerpts of the grosvenor square, london memorial service for the 67 uk victims of the 9/11 twin tower massacre.

among some of the off camera outrageous muslim events was a burning of the american flag and 

london standard   "Two men were seriously hurt when they were stabbed in clashes between the English Defence League and Muslim protesters after a 9/11 memorial service in London."

"they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity."

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JUST SAYIN' VI

why do they hate us?  duh.

america as the super psychiatrist?  we don't have large numbers of children and expect others to support them.  our greedy politicians and leaders have some limits on their corruption.  education is necessary on the muslim side not ours.  we have other things to do.  we take care of ourselves.

the bottom line on islam:  get the hell out of here and stay out.

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JUST SAYIN' V

i'm starting to tend toward the stupid, lying, twofaced republicans.  the obama administration has failed to turn around the blundering bush failures.

you may not recall but new york city was a mess after the liberal government of david dinkins and only a bastard like giuliani could turn it around.  today with a relative conservative like bloomberg it is a prospering city.

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PRESIDENT PERRY SPEAKS OUT

(texas) intellectual perry in his statement at the debate was referring to charlie galileo, the barber on main street in randolph, (ugh) new jersey right next door to tony ponzi's pizza, and across from marconi's shoe repair.  ponzi's pizza making scheme with mushroom topping is a culinary masterpiece.  perry knows what he's talking about.

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SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS

just a song for do nothing, talky,talk politicians:

SHOW ME -


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SUPER EXTRA ENERGY NUTRITIONAL BREAKFAST STARTER

i am really going to feel good today.

this morning i am starting with a large cup of hot natural organic low sodium vegetable broth.  currently it tastes approximately like dish water.  needs tweaking.  adding oregano.  ugh.  adding basil.  ummm . nyet.  adding onion powdwer and a dash of garlic powder.  dishwater squared.  some black pepper ..... parsley flakes. 

drink hot.  no comment.

very healthy, i think.

finish up with coffee and a roll to kill taste.

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JUST SAYIN' IV

last year only auburn the national college football champ beat georgia by more than the 14 points that was the boise state winning margin.

southeastern conference either highly overrated or boise state should be heading to a major bowl game and a national championship.

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the "end of times" will certainly occur shortly considereing the world situation.  appraising the intellectual quality and resolve of our future leaders i predict armageddon day is november 6, 2012, election day:  426 days to go.  enjoy.

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on the upside; new york yankees are in control of first place with the best record in the american league.

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jets and giants are favored next weekend (opening sunday) over dallas and washington.

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stock market heading for another "train wreck" day.  we must cut taxes so the pigs can drown in their money.

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BOISE STATE CRAPS ON SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

sometimes you just can't get R-E-S-P-E-C-T.  such is the case with boise state.  they're in for another tough media season even after blowing out georgia.  SEC teams can't do any wrong.  even auburn barely escaped utah state's double digit underdog status on a last minute score.  at least in college football (not like politics) the southern mentality can be tested.

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MORNING RANT I

"wall street wants to hear the president's plan".  thats like the dog's anus is affecting its tail to wag the dog.

how about, "the homeless guy in town wants to hear the president's plan".

CNBC is now crumbier than FOX NEWS BUSINESS channel.  between maria bartiromo's "cut taxes" jihad, and assorted midday maggots saying unemployment insurance payments are vacation pay causing job vacancies to joe kernan's loud mouth irrational rants i'm moving to BLOOMBERG BUSINESS channel.  on cnbc's upside there still is steve liesman, the charming becky quick, always reliable rick santelli, and my love melissa lee.

mark haines is surely missed.

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JUST SAYIN' III

of our three most favorite gods - god (with no name - anoymous is good), jesus, and MOTHER NATURE - mother nature always gets the blame. 

sure, dad is at the bar and his son is throwing toilet paper into the trees.  mom always courageously takes the blame for both these deadbeats.

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REPUBLICANS TELL IT LIKE IT IS

not only is the earth 6000 years old but it is flat and the sky is made of paper machier with holes in it allowing the light of heaven to shine through.

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STOP AT&T NOW

stop the at&t merger now.

  we've had enough of at&ts largess prior to their breakup.   they ripped off your grandparents with outrageous prices for over a century for use of the service and the so-called incredibly high priced maintenance of the equipment leased to your granny's granny. 


" ..... Few now remember the near-monopolistic stranglehold the old AT&T had on rates, policies, equipment and usage. Virtually every home had a Western Electric telephone set. Early developers of cordless phones only were permitted to sell their products after lawsuits and complaints to the Federal Communications Commission   ......"

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JUST SAYIN' II

DIRECT FROM (UGH) NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
PICTURE OF BIGFOOT BEHIND TREE

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looking forward to klondike sarah entering republican presidential race and her confrontation with frau bachman. 

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nj anti-bullying law - like that will help civilization.  the truth is that stupid is forever and human communities have the same moral compass as chickens.

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FEELING YOUNG AGAIN

my new diet is sorta working.  just don't eat much and keep track of it.  that's it.

i was amazed after checking my records that my weight over two years had increased 12 pounds.  i must have convinced myself that there was no change but my super-duper balance scale does not lie.

i've met people who also must be in denial who claim their weight has not changed in many decades.  my weight changes every day.

i'm feeling really good.  like i was 140 years old again.

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JUST SAYIN'

going into deep depression because rabbits, groundhogs, and varmints are eating my flowers especially the beauties in my window boxes.  the #*&, %$@,  *%^& creatures climb into the porch window boxes and the flowers they don't eat they destroy, like republican businessmen.   i've screened them in and sprayed them to no avail.  I QUIT.

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al-megrahi is playing sick and dying again.  who will adopt him?  dick cheney?  oil rules.

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the world is going up in flames and yet israel is still building houses.  oh, the horror.

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179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART LXVIII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

IRENE: THE PUSSYCAT HURRICANE-- LET'S REVISIT, "THE STORM OF THE CENTURY", NOVEMBER 25, 1950.


"The so-called "storm of the century" hits the eastern part of the United States, killing hundreds and causing millions of dollars in damages, on this day in 1950. Also known as the "Appalachian Storm," it dumped record amounts of snow in parts of the Appalachian Mountains. ...."


no big deal - i was outside walking from building alcove to building alcove on bryant avenue going toward tremont avenue when the storm of the century was occurring.

my wife says she walked struggling against the elements going to chale's drugstore during the storm as she needed information for a college paper.
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we weren't even on cnn's payroll.

"Forming over North Carolina just before Thanksgiving, the storm quickly moved north, striking western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia. These areas were blanketed with several feet of snow for several days and travel was impossible for nearly a week in some places.

An accompanying windstorm covered a far greater area. New York City recorded a 94 mile-per-hour wind gust ........."

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GOD THE SOCIALIST CREATES JOBS

god in his fashion will have created more jobs than our loser congress, banks, and so called business community by sending hurricane irene and the earthquake through the eastern united states.  crumbling buildings, yachts, beachfront properties, will have created jobs and extracted money from the rich that our government was too intimidated to do.

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TO MOM

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JUST SAYIN'

steve jobs, god's true son retires.

DEAR STEVE, THOU ART THE GREATEST.  HAVING IPODS HAS BEEN THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.

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so sad that the yankees have lost a couple of close games.  champions win the close games.  what to do.  what to do.  sob..........

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the great recession and deflation continues while good hotel rooms in nyc are scarce and going for about $400 a night (breakfast extra).  i don't get it.

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MY FOOTBALL TEAMS I

as we assemble here today .... or actually just me, i look forward to great seasons by:

THE NEW YORK GIANTS

THE NEW YORK JETS (with plaxico buress)

who both play in (ugh) new jersey.  new york city inhabitants do their best not to recognize (ugh) new jersey.  it is just a sand lot and space for some athletic fields.  the inhabitants of (ugh) new jersey are merely a maintenance crew.  this is true as evidenced by the reality that the richest man in my (ugh) new jersey town sold lawn mowers.

ooops .. this is about football teams.

in the college forum i am rooting and cheering for

BOISE STATE

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

being a sunny weather fan, i'm for them as long as they are winning.  for the time being:  GO YANKEES.

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how about the east coast and DC earthquake.  too bad the repblicans sucked up all the money as we can no longer afford to fix anything.  obviously our money is more important than the washington monument or the national cathedral.  attaway republicans.

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HEALTH CARE IV

when i first heard about people concerned with ph balance i thought it was a cult.  now, looking for the fountain of youth and good health i'll grasp at anything.  its like going to church; why take a chance even though it may seem like a ridiculous idea.

where are those death panels we've heard about so much?  after a week of making my regular senior appointed rounds of doctors and observing some bad cases of people with elder diseases and their affects i'm ready to cash in my chips at an appropriate time of course instead of being like them.  too bad we're in such a retarded nation.

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HEALTH CARE III

eating right is the key to superannuated diet plans.  the following food items should be replaced with the suggested tasty substitutions:


a thick prime, rare, bloody steak with fried onion and mushroom topping with thick cut home style fries on the side substituted with bean sprouts.


a deep dish well baked crusted pizza pie with a variety of pungent cheeses and spices and visible olive oil substituted with a rice cake.


rich, creamy full bodied flavor ice cream with caramel sauce topping, multi-flavored sprinkles and a cherry on top substituted with a slice of kiwi fruit.






authentic new york cream cheese cake topped with banana slices in rum sauce on a honey graham cracker crust substituted with broccoli flavored tofu.

.. mmm ... hardtack

frosted, fruit jam filled birthday cake with burning candles and balloons substituted with civil war hardtack  ....mmmmm ....

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Ketchup song original and full

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HEALTH CARE II

i've got a pile of drugs relegated to my drug graveyard, the bottom drawer of my nightstand.


the docs are only as smart as the last drug company's sales representative they talked to.  subjecting us to every newly released concept and drug, thinking they are geniuses.  its sorta a trickle down thing.  my doctor is a great advocate of leeches and medieval torture.  his attitude is, "don't ask questions. just do it, stupid".  "duh, sure".

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179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART LXVII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

home at last after the army. major readjustments returning to civilian life included: feeling uncomfortable when not wearing a hat; and being free to go in any direction i wanted. 

took about one week to get a crappy job.  it was the middle of december and entering the holiday season.  spent new year's eve at louis' apt playing cards with him and bernie.  not much adjustments returning to and blending in with friends and acquaintences.  i must admit that i have no recollection of my first date or any date that winter but i must have started dating again at some time because here i am 60 years later with grandchildren.

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